MOSCOW, Sep 6, Alexander Sergeev. Former director of the Chertanovo Academy Nikolai Larin admitted that he did not expect that his work at the football club would lead to a court hearing, and he could go to jail. On Tuesday, the prosecutor's office requested four years and four months in prison for Larin. Earlier it was reported that Larin is charged under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud committed by an organized group or on an especially large scale or resulting in the deprivation of a citizen's right to housing). According to investigators, Larin deliberately overestimated the number of players in the academy in order to receive increased funding. «The term given by the prosecutor's office almost never coincides with the real one. Did you expect such a term? I never expected that the work done in Chertanovo with my colleagues would lead I can go to jail for that too. The accusation is based on the fact that I used the money at my own discretion. Everyone understands that I didn’t take it for myself, but spent it on school. But this article is rubber, you can use it as you like turn over,» Larin told reporters. «The side of Moskomsport acted quite loyally. My lawyers tried to reclassify the case to another article — misuse of funds. It is obvious to us that the money was spent on the school. It is difficult to say in terms of prospects. go to jail, the sentence is also less. I think I made my position clear enough today (at the court session),» Larin added.
